He had defeated Japan’s Hikaru Minegishi 21-15 19-21 21-11 early in the day. Stewart also said that despite the sport’s push into Asia, it would take at least a generation before drivers from the continent would be challenging for the championship. The strategy paid off as she broke Pliskova in her first two service games to take a 3-1 lead and captured the first set with an emphatic overhead smash. He’s expected to bother Lin Dan with slow courts as well as his strong-shouldered smash giving him the edge. so that their names are uttered perfectly at next month’s Japan Open and in the lead-up to Tokyo. Prince Edward is in attendance for the finals, and after a very brief wave and smile, the patron of Scottish badminton settles to watch the sport, amongst the other fans. ’Brian Mwila scored two first-half goals as 10-man Zambia claimed their first victory of the group p. The result left the Serbians top of the standings with 15 points from seven games. 212; but will be aware of the unnamed “family friend” who was widely quoted in media reports as saying their relationship had fractured. are coaxed into answering in English with the Koreans making a real effort to start communicating with the rest of the world.